If you’re a regular reader of Jalopnik, chances are you have a good sense of humor. You’re probably not afraid of some dark humor, a little profanity, or the occasional potty humor, but some people in the world hate to have fun. For example, people who decline customized license plate requests fall into the latter camp, as they put the kibosh on any phrase that could possibly be construed as rude or aggressive in some possible way. Standard, state-issued alphanumeric license plates don’t usually lead to one of these professional discussions, but maybe they should because a Florida woman found a state-issued license plate she calls embarrassing, but we call it hilarious.
Nancy Dello Stritto, a 76-year-old resident of a retirement colony in Pompano Beach, Florida, told CBS News Miami When she received her new license plate in the mail, which read, “SQZ-A55,” she went “ballistic.”
Some people have all the luck
Dello Stritto did not appreciate the potentially vulgar connotation of his new license plate, but said some people had tried to convince him to keep it. He said, “I don’t think a senior man who’s almost 77 years old would walk around with a plate that says, ‘I want to say different, I think it makes the story more hilarious, but everyone has a different sense of humor.’
CBS Miami said, “Florida license plates have been manufactured at a state prison in North Florida for nearly a century before being distributed through county agencies. Dello Stritto’s plate was mailed to the Broward County property tax collector’s office. CBS News Miami contacted the office regarding the issue. An office manager confirmed that Broward County will replace the plate deemed offensive at its Plantation office, free of charge.”
The chances of getting a randomly assigned license plate that says anything are already low, so the chances of getting something extraordinary like “SQZ A55” should be absolutely slim to none. I think this is no harm, no wrong, and I don’t know that Dello Stritto has any idea how many funny people will beg for a plate with such character. What’s the harm in giving people a little laugh? It seems like harmless entertainment to me.
